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Chapter 31 Tanhualang's cards!

Li Mu didn't wait for the Nuggets' shooting to feel cold, but waited for Billups to stand up, and within 2 minutes, he dominated both offense and defense.

On the field, the Lakers attacked, Billups dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and hit Nick Van Exel with the ball behind him. While scoring easily, he fouled the opponent and got a free throw opportunity, scoring 2+1.

At this time, Billups made good use of his body to bully his opponents, which was fully reflected.

For those who are shorter than him, he will use his height to pull them out.

Those who are slower than him, he will speed up to break through.

He will use his strong body to fight against those who are worse than him.

Nick Van Esselkel's weaknesses accounted for two, and Billups chose to play with his back, which was very efficient.

Subsequently, Nick Van Esakel wanted to get back to the field and singled out Billups, but was directly used body and oppression, disrupting the shooting rhythm.

In all fairness, compared to Bobby Jackson singled out Kobe, he feels that second-year Billups is easier to bully.

After all, he just came out of the Lakers and knows the weaknesses of the Lakers too well.

In the Lakers starting lineup, power forward Horry and point guard Billups must be the Lakers' flaws.

If Eric Williams hadn't just returned and his condition hadn't returned to his best, the Lakers, at the small forward position, could also try to attack.

Facing Billups' oppression, Nick Van Esakel didn't panic. He said silently that he was an All-Star. He swayed from an angle and forcibly pulled a fadeaway jumper...

Unexpectedly, he touched the iron plate, Billups blocked the shot, and his finger touched the basketball.

The three-pointer became a three-pointer and passed straight to O'Neal.

The Lakers took advantage of the situation and launched a counterattack.

Kobe and Jones do overlap in position, but the fast break and counterattack are two sharp blades, and they have truly achieved both wings.

The Lakers easily counterattacked and scored two points.

At this time, the advantage brought by the Nuggets' three-point rain at the beginning of the game was gradually eroded in just two rounds.

Immediately afterwards, Billups continued to press, causing Nick Van Esakel to make a pass error. Kobe intercepted the basketball, took a big stride, and used a gorgeous 360-degree turn and buckle to stop the Nuggets directly.

Calling a timeout just proves that D'Antoni is adjusting his tactics, finding ways to solve difficulties, and interrupting the opponent's rhythm, rather than eating dry food.

However, the difference in strength between the two sides is too large, and it is difficult to change the situation on the field just by adjusting tactics. This is the crushing of talents and strengths that are visible to the naked eye!

At this time, D'Antoni let Nick Van Esakel and McDyess play pick-and-roll tactics to attack the Lakers' weakest point.

On the court, the pick-and-roll tactics came out, and Nick Van Esakel did not pass the ball to McDyess, who was in a better position, and chose to shoot himself.

He and Nash are not the same point guard. He is offensive, not organizational.

To put it bluntly, he is a shooting guard, because he is too short, he can only be pushed to the position of point guard.

Swish-!
"Nick's [-], poor shot selection, but it went in.

He's the kind of star who can change the game. "

Without tactical cooperation and a gap in player strength, if you want to continue this game, you can only gamble on the damn shooting touch.

Not to mention, maybe the Lakers abandoned Nick Van Esakel, God didn't like it, and chose to side with Neil Van Esakel, the Nuggets shot in the first quarter.

Playing against the Lakers, the score was bitten, but it was not pulled away.

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 35 to 30. The Lakers turned away and took a 5-point lead.

Back home, Billups made 6 of 4 shots, 2 of 1 three-pointers, and 1 of 1 free throws. He scored 10 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds in a single quarter.

In the second quarter of the game, Li Mu was already preparing for the next game. Considering his physical fitness, he chose to rotate a lot.

Send a rotation of Fisher, Dell Curry, Jones, Fox and Campbell.

D'Antoni glanced at the Lakers' rotation lineup, and the corner of his mouth was a little bitter.

The only thing worth watching for the Nuggets is the starting five. Look at the Lakers' lineup, what do you call it the third team?

What the hell, they can catch up with the strength of his starting lineup.

How to play this game?
Fortunately, D'Antoni is also ruthless and has his own special skills.

Don't ask, if you ask, there are 7 people in rotation, and you are the main force.

Nick Van Esakel + McDyess + Eric Williams, these three core players continued to stay on the court, replaced by rebounding monsters Danny Fortson and Eric Washington.

The game started in the second quarter, Fisher took the ball and saw Van Esakel in front of him.

Immediately lowered the center of gravity of the body, broke through with a strong body, knocked Van Esakel away, pulled the ball from close range, and easily scored two points.

In other words, for the Lakers last season, when Fisher played Van Esakel, it was already a [-]-[-] situation.

Because Fisher's defense is better, he appears more on the starting point guard.

The two are one and half, controlling the point guard of the Lakers.

Unexpectedly, one season passed, one left and one stayed on the bench.

The circumstances in life are really strange. At the beginning, Fisher was looking forward to Van Ethekel's departure, and this matter came true. Unexpectedly, the two of them fought to the death. In the end, the position of the starting point guard, Still not theirs.

On the court, the Nuggets attacked, and finally, the offense hit the inside. McDyess was under the basket, facing Campbell's block, dunked with one hand, and sent the basketball into the basket.

Next, the two sides fought back and forth, and no one could do anything to the opponent.

Halfway through the second quarter, Li Mu waved his hand and let the main starters come on the court to charge.

O'Neal made a few bang bang bang bangs, and quickly opened the score between the two sides to double digits.

As the game progressed, the third quarter lasted 6 minutes. Seeing that the point difference between the two sides widened to more than 15 points, Li Mu immediately let Jones and Horry lead the team, replaced Harper, Curry and Fox, and the Nuggets Play a small lineup and continue to push the offense.

On the court, the pace of the game was very fast, and the two sides were almost undefended. You played one by one, and the game was lively.

Van Essekel and Bobby Jackson hit consecutive three-pointers, creating a 'golden double gun' situation.

The offense of the Lakers has not lost its color. Facing the undefended Nuggets, Dell Curry raised his hand and made a three-pointer, which was chillingly accurate.

Jones is also very desperate, frequently holding the ball suddenly, hitting the Nuggets' basket, but the Nuggets' ability to protect the basket is too poor to stop Jones' offense at all.

hum~~
With the sound of the buzzer on the scoreboard, the game time is over.

With a score of 125 to 117, the Lakers 'nearly defeated' the Nuggets by 8 points and won four consecutive victories in the new season.

O'Neal's playing time has been reduced a lot, and he still scored 30 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks, and his state continued to be hot.

Billups returned to his hometown and took more shots. He made 11 of 7 shots, 4 of 2 three-pointers, 6 of 5 free throws, 21 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds.

Jones scored 19 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds, and performed equally well.

Kobe only scored 15 points, 2 assists and 2 rebounds. Compared with the previous few games, he obviously had to 'pull his hips' a lot. Li Mu looked cold on his face.

black face?

Don't even think about playing!
Li Mu brought up the schedule. In the next game, the Lakers will face the Timberwolves back-to-back away.

Then, take a day off and face the Pacers at home.

The Lakers' devilish schedule is not over yet, so it shouldn't be too turbulent.

In fact, what Li Mu didn't know was that in the eyes of other teams, the Lakers were the real devil!

The teams that met the Lakers, since the start of the new season, have not survived halftime against teams, regardless of strength.

Well, not being serious doesn't count!

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(End of this chapter)